llegastevsllevaseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“llegaste” and “llevase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,833
“llegaste” frequency rank
#36,137
“llevase” frequency rank
44970
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llegaste llevase
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llegaste and llevase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegaste runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against llevase's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
llegaste
7 ch
llevase

Look-alike desk: llegaste vs llevase

A purely visual mix-up. llegaste ([ʝeˈɣ̞ast̪e]) and llevase ([ʝeˈβ̞ase]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llegaste is recorded at frequency rank #8,833, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞ast̪e]. llevase is at rank #36,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ase].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 44970, this pair ranks #134,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llegaste vs llevase

Shared letters: aels. Private to "llegaste": gt. Private to "llevase": v.

"llegaste" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV  ·  "llevase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llegaste ← legaste · lelgaste · lleagste · llegaset · llegasste · llegastte · llegatse · lleggaste
  • llevase ← lelvase · levase · lleavse · llebase · llevace · llevaes · llevasse · llevsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llegaste" and "llevase" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈɣ̞ast̪e] versus [ʝeˈβ̞ase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llegaste" or "llevase"?
"llegaste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,833 in our Spanish list, against #36,137 for "llevase". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "llegaste" and "llevase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llegaste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #134,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llegaste" and "llevase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegasen vs llevase". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #134,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list